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Jazz: New Releases: Senor Coconut: Yellow Fever!

The silly season has arrived early this year. As the alter ego of the German DJ Uwe Schmidt, Senor Coconut has applied the Kraftwerk ethos to an hallucinogenic array of pop tunes. In his latest project, he turns his demented attention to that cult Japanese group the Yellow Magic Orchestra, receiving a little bit of help from Ryuichi Sakamoto and co along the way. The techno content is pared down this time in favour of authentic-sounding Latin horns and percussion. If the first reaction is likely to be “What has he been smoking?”, it doesn’t take long for the extrovert riffs to get under your skin. Madness, but executed with lunatic loving care. Four star